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Grandpa in his bunker^[1]^[2]^[3] (Russian: Бункерный дед, romanized: Bunkernyy ded; Ukrainian: Бункерний дід, romanized: Bunkernyi did), also translated as grandpa in a bunker,^[4]^[5]^[6] or bunker grandpa,^[7]^[8] is an insulting nickname for Russian president Vladimir Putin, which has become an Internet meme in Russia and Ukraine.

History

Vladimir Putin was given the nickname "grandpa in his bunker" thanks to the Internet meme "Grandfather, take your pills or you’ll get your ass kicked" that appeared as a slogan at rallies in support of opposition politician Alexei Navalny after his arrest in January 2021. Navalny's team soon launched an investigation about "Putin's Palace" near Gelendzhik, which reportedly houses a gigantic bunker. The investigation comes amid talk of Putin's strict self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]

Thus, "bunker" was added to the word "grandpa". Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, claims began to circulate about "Putin's bunkers" located in the Ural or Altai, from where the president could conduct the war, which made the nickname "grandpa in his bunker" even more popular.^[9]

Usage

The nickname "grandpa in his bunker" is used by various Ukrainian observers, Russian opposition publicists, Ukrainian and Russian comedians.^[10]^[11]^[12] This nickname implies any kind of incompetence and irrationality.^[9]

Alexei Navalny repeatedly used the nickname "grandpa in his bunker" in relation to Vladimir Putin.^[13]^[14] For example, on 22 June 2020, he used this nickname in relation to Putin in his blog, where he said that the state spent almost 1 billion rubles on the parade, not counting the costs from the military budget: "Buy medicine for pensioners with this money… This is the last thing their thoughts are occupied with the parade. But the bunker grandpa wants a parade, he needs to show off on the podium".^[7] In October 2020, the politician used the nickname "bunker grandpa" by posting a screenshot on his Instagram page with a list of the most viewed videos on his YouTube channel.^[15] In February 2021, during his detention, Navalny used nicknames in the Khimki city court to describe Putin, such as "toad sitting on a pipe", "thieving bunker grandpa" and "bunker grandpa".^[16] The Washington Post editor Robyn Dixon writes that "Navalny, a master of the catchphrase, dubs Putin "grandpa in his bunker", portraying him as hypocritical and corrupt".^[1]

As Meduza notes, Putin is called "grandpa" not "because of his physiological age or state of health", as Boris Yeltsin used to be, "and not only out of a desire to offend". The "Grandfather, take your pills" meme essentially means the same as the "OK boomer" meme: values and ideas, the human mentality were formed half a century ago in a completely different world, and they do not fit the modern order, they are outdated.^[9]

Historician Sergei Medvedev notes that "the meme about the clumsy bunker grandpa" is born because of "the conflict between grandfathers and grandchildren", as political scientist Ekaterina Shulman said, and this is precisely the real difference in value and style: not even between TV and Facebook, but between TV and TikTok.^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b Dixon, Robyn (January 29, 2021). "In Russia's messaging battle, the opposition lights up social media. Putin's allies plod along on state TV". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Dixon, Robyn (2021-03-28). "Putin uses Biden's 'killer' insult to enhance tough-guy reputation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Aslund, Anders (2021-03-17). "Putin's Potemkin empire". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ MacKinnon, Mark (2021-02-02). "'Grandpa in a bunker': Navalny takes aim at Putin as Moscow court sentences him to more than two years in jail". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ "Thanks to covid-19, Vladimir Putin has become almost invisible". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ MacKinnon, Mark (2021-02-02). "'Grandpa in a bunker': Navalny takes aim at Putin as Moscow court sentences him to more than two years in jail". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
^ ^a ^b Wesolowsky, Tony (June 26, 2020). "Voldemort No More? Putin Foe Navalny Makes Rare Appearance On Russian State TV". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Luhn, Alec (2020-06-24). "Putin ignores virus, shows off military might ahead of crucial vote". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Байден на 10 лет старше, а "дедом" все равно называют Путина. Но почему? Рассказываем, как к президенту России прицепилось (почти) самое обидное его прозвище". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ ""Бункерный дед": Шендерович рассказал о деградации Путина в течение последних десяти лет". fakty.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ ""Бункерный дед". Путин больше не "мачо", он отомстил Зеленскому за визит в Изюм — политолог". nv.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ "Бункерный дед больше не делает ставку на армию - ISW". asn.in.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Iljoska, Ilinka (2021-01-18). "VIDEO I "Putin is a grandfather hiding in a bunker": Navalny remains in custody until February 15 - Free Press". Слободен печат. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Taylor, Brian (4 March 2022). "Has Putin Lost It?". Riddle Russia. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ "Так можно с президентом? Навальный жестко потроллил "бункерного дедушку" Владимира Путина" (in Russian). Собеседник. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
^ Рыковцева, Елена. "Listen Live - Радио Свобода". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ ""Дед" и дети. Сергей Медведев – о новом поколении". Радио Свобода (in Russian). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[:1-1] Dixon, Robyn (January 29, 2021). "In Russia's messaging battle, the opposition lights up social media. Putin's allies plod along on state TV". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[2] Dixon, Robyn (2021-03-28). "Putin uses Biden's 'killer' insult to enhance tough-guy reputation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[3] Aslund, Anders (2021-03-17). "Putin's Potemkin empire". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[4] MacKinnon, Mark (2021-02-02). "'Grandpa in a bunker': Navalny takes aim at Putin as Moscow court sentences him to more than two years in jail". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[5] "Thanks to covid-19, Vladimir Putin has become almost invisible". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[6] MacKinnon, Mark (2021-02-02). "'Grandpa in a bunker': Navalny takes aim at Putin as Moscow court sentences him to more than two years in jail". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-25.

[:2-7] Wesolowsky, Tony (June 26, 2020). "Voldemort No More? Putin Foe Navalny Makes Rare Appearance On Russian State TV". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[8] Luhn, Alec (2020-06-24). "Putin ignores virus, shows off military might ahead of crucial vote". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-09-25.

[:0-9] "Байден на 10 лет старше, а "дедом" все равно называют Путина. Но почему? Рассказываем, как к президенту России прицепилось (почти) самое обидное его прозвище". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[10] ""Бункерный дед": Шендерович рассказал о деградации Путина в течение последних десяти лет". fakty.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[11] ""Бункерный дед". Путин больше не "мачо", он отомстил Зеленскому за визит в Изюм — политолог". nv.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[12] "Бункерный дед больше не делает ставку на армию - ISW". asn.in.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[13] Iljoska, Ilinka (2021-01-18). "VIDEO I "Putin is a grandfather hiding in a bunker": Navalny remains in custody until February 15 - Free Press". Слободен печат. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[14] Taylor, Brian (4 March 2022). "Has Putin Lost It?". Riddle Russia. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[15] "Так можно с президентом? Навальный жестко потроллил "бункерного дедушку" Владимира Путина" (in Russian). Собеседник. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2022-08-25.

[16] Рыковцева, Елена. "Listen Live - Радио Свобода". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[17] ""Дед" и дети. Сергей Медведев – о новом поколении". Радио Свобода (in Russian). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

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-[[File:Владимир_Путин_(08-09-2022)_2.png|thumb|306x306px|[[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] in September 2022]]
+[[File:Vladimir Putin 24-06-2023.jpg|thumb|306x306px|[[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] in June 2023]]
-'''Grandpa in his bunker'''<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Robyn |date=2021-03-28 |title=Putin uses Biden’s ‘killer’ insult to enhance tough-guy reputation |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/putin-uses-biden-s-killer-insult-to-enhance-tough-guy-reputation-20210329-p57esx.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aslund |first=Anders |date=2021-03-17 |title=Putin's Potemkin empire |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/03/17/commentary/world-commentary/vladimir-putin-russia/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref> ({{Lang-ru|Бункерный дед|Bunkernyy ded}}: 'Grandpa in a bunker'<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacKinnon |first=Mark |date=2021-02-02 |title=‘Grandpa in a bunker’: Navalny takes aim at Putin as Moscow court sentences him to more than two years in jail |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-grandpa-in-a-bunker-nalvany-takes-aim-at-putin-as-moscow-court/ |access-date=2022-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Thanks to covid-19, Vladimir Putin has become almost invisible |work=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/10/02/thanks-to-covid-19-vladimir-putin-has-become-almost-invisible |access-date=2022-09-24 |issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=MacKinnon |first=Mark |date=2021-02-02 |title=‘Grandpa in a bunker’: Navalny takes aim at Putin as Moscow court sentences him to more than two years in jail |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-grandpa-in-a-bunker-nalvany-takes-aim-at-putin-as-moscow-court/ |access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref>, 'Bunker grandpa'<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-24 |title=Putin ignores virus, shows off military might ahead of crucial vote |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-coronavirus-military-might-vote/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=POLITICO |language=en-US}}</ref> or 'Bunker old man') is an insulting nickname for [[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]], which has become an [[Internet meme]] in [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]].
+'''Grandpa in his bunker'''<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Dixon|first=Robyn|date=2021-03-28|title=Putin uses Biden's 'killer' insult to enhance tough-guy reputation|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/putin-uses-biden-s-killer-insult-to-enhance-tough-guy-reputation-20210329-p57esx.html|access-date=2022-09-24|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Aslund|first=Anders|date=2021-03-17|title=Putin's Potemkin empire|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/03/17/commentary/world-commentary/vladimir-putin-russia|access-date=2022-09-24|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}}</ref> ({{Lang-ru|Бункерный дед|Bunkernyy ded}}; {{lang-uk|Бункерний дід|Bunkernyi did}}), also translated as '''grandpa in a bunker''',<ref>{{cite news|last=MacKinnon|first=Mark|date=2021-02-02|title='Grandpa in a bunker': Navalny takes aim at Putin as Moscow court sentences him to more than two years in jail|language=en-CA|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-grandpa-in-a-bunker-nalvany-takes-aim-at-putin-as-moscow-court|access-date=2022-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Thanks to covid-19, Vladimir Putin has become almost invisible|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/10/02/thanks-to-covid-19-vladimir-putin-has-become-almost-invisible|access-date=2022-09-24|issn=0013-0613}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=MacKinnon|first=Mark|date=2021-02-02|title='Grandpa in a bunker': Navalny takes aim at Putin as Moscow court sentences him to more than two years in jail|language=en-CA|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-grandpa-in-a-bunker-nalvany-takes-aim-at-putin-as-moscow-court|access-date=2022-09-25}}</ref> or '''bunker grandpa''',<ref name=":2"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Luhn |first=Alec |date=2020-06-24 |title=Putin ignores virus, shows off military might ahead of crucial vote |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-coronavirus-military-might-vote |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=POLITICO |language=en-US}}</ref> is an insulting nickname for [[President of Russia|Russian president]] [[Vladimir Putin]], which has become an [[Internet meme]] in [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]].
-== History ==
+==History==
-Vladimir Putin earned the nickname “Grandpa in his bunker” thanks to the [[Internet meme]] “Grandfather, take your pills or you’ll get your ass kicked” that appeared as a slogan at rallies in support of opposition politician [[Alexei Navalny]] after his [[2021 Russian protests|arrest in January 2021]]. Navalny's team soon launched an [[Putin's Palace (film)|investigation]] about "[[Putin's Palace]]" near [[Gelendzhik]], which reportedly houses a gigantic bunker. The investigation comes amid talk of Putin's strict [[Stay-at-home order|self-isolation]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Russia|COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Байден на 10 лет старше, а «дедом» все равно называют Путина. Но почему? Рассказываем, как к президенту России прицепилось (почти) самое обидное его прозвище |url=https://meduza.io/feature/2022/08/16/bayden-na-10-let-starshe-a-dedom-vse-ravno-nazyvayut-putina-no-pochemu |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Meduza |language=ru}}</ref>.
+Vladimir Putin was given the nickname "grandpa in his bunker" thanks to the [[Internet meme]] "Grandfather, take your pills or you’ll get your ass kicked" that appeared as a slogan at rallies in support of opposition politician [[Alexei Navalny]] after his [[2021 Russian protests|arrest in January 2021]]. Navalny's team soon launched an [[Putin's Palace (film)|investigation]] about "[[Putin's Palace]]" near [[Gelendzhik]], which reportedly houses a gigantic bunker. The investigation comes amid talk of Putin's strict [[Stay-at-home order|self-isolation]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Russia|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Байден на 10 лет старше, а "дедом" все равно называют Путина. Но почему? Рассказываем, как к президенту России прицепилось (почти) самое обидное его прозвище|url=https://meduza.io/feature/2022/08/16/bayden-na-10-let-starshe-a-dedom-vse-ravno-nazyvayut-putina-no-pochemu|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Meduza|language=ru}}</ref>
-Thus, "bunker" was added to the word "grandpa". After the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], rumors began to circulate about "Putin's bunkers" located in the [[Ural Mountains|Ural]] or [[Altai Mountains|Altai]], where the president allegedly leads Russian troops located on the territory of Ukraine, which made the nickname "grandpa in his bunker" even more popular<ref name=":0" />.
+Thus, "bunker" was added to the word "grandpa". Following the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], claims began to circulate about "[[:uk:Бункери Путіна|Putin's bunkers]]" located in the [[Ural Mountains|Ural]] or [[Altai Mountains|Altai]], from where the president could conduct the war, which made the nickname "grandpa in his bunker" even more popular.<ref name=":0"/>
-== Usage ==
+==Usage==
-The nickname "grandpa in his bunker" is used by various Ukrainian observers, Russian opposition publicists, Ukrainian and Russian comedians, and other people<ref>{{Cite web |title="Бункерный дед": Шендерович рассказал о деградации Путина в течение последних десяти лет |url=https://fakty.ua/ru/367119-bunkernyj-ded-shenderovich-rasskazal-o-degradacii-putina-v-techenie-poslednih-desyati-let |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=fakty.ua |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=«Бункерный дед». Путин больше не «мачо», он отомстил Зеленскому за визит в Изюм — политолог |url=https://nv.ua/world/geopolitics/obstrel-krivogo-roga-putin-uzhe-ne-macho-i-mstit-zelenskomu-za-poezdku-v-izyum-novosti-ukrainy-50270187.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=nv.ua |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Бункерный дед больше не делает ставку на армию - ISW |url=http://asn.in.ua/ru/news/news/216927-bunkernyjj-ded-bolshe-ne-delaet-stavku-na-armiju-i.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=asn.in.ua |language=ru}}</ref>. This nickname implies any kind of incompetence and irrationality<ref name=":0" />.
+The nickname "grandpa in his bunker" is used by various Ukrainian observers, Russian opposition publicists, Ukrainian and Russian comedians.<ref>{{cite web|title="Бункерный дед": Шендерович рассказал о деградации Путина в течение последних десяти лет|url=https://fakty.ua/ru/367119-bunkernyj-ded-shenderovich-rasskazal-o-degradacii-putina-v-techenie-poslednih-desyati-let|access-date=2022-09-24|website=fakty.ua|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Бункерный дед". Путин больше не "мачо", он отомстил Зеленскому за визит в Изюм — политолог|url=https://nv.ua/world/geopolitics/obstrel-krivogo-roga-putin-uzhe-ne-macho-i-mstit-zelenskomu-za-poezdku-v-izyum-novosti-ukrainy-50270187.html|access-date=2022-09-24|website=nv.ua|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Бункерный дед больше не делает ставку на армию - ISW|url=http://asn.in.ua/ru/news/news/216927-bunkernyjj-ded-bolshe-ne-delaet-stavku-na-armiju-i.html|access-date=2022-09-24|website=asn.in.ua|language=ru}}</ref> This nickname implies any kind of incompetence and irrationality.<ref name=":0"/>
-[[Alexei Navalny]] repeatedly used the nickname "grandpa in his bunker" in relation to Vladimir Putin<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-18 |title=VIDEO I "Putin is a grandfather hiding in a bunker": Navalny remains in custody until February 15 - Free Press |url=https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/video-i-putin-e-dedo-shto-se-krie-vo-bunker-navalni-ostanuva-vo-pritvor-do-15-fevruari/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Слободен печат |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Has Putin Lost It? |url=https://ridl.io/has-putin-lost-it/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Riddle Russia |language=en-GB}}</ref>. For example, on 22 June 2020, he used this nickname in relation to Putin in his blog, where he said that the state spent almost 1 billion rubles on the parade, not counting the costs from the military budget: "B''uy medicine for pensioners with this money. <…> This is the last thing their thoughts are occupied with the parade. But the bunker grandpa wants a parade, he needs to show off on the podium''"<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Voldemort No More? Putin Foe Navalny Makes Rare Appearance On Russian State TV |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/voldemort-no-more-putin-foe-navalny-makes-rare-appearance-on-russian-state-tv/30692535.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref>. In October 2020, the politician used the nickname "bunker grandpa" by posting a screenshot on his [[Instagram]] page with a list of the most viewed videos on his [[YouTube]] channel<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-30 |title=Так можно с президентом? Навальный жестко потроллил "бункерного дедушку" Владимира Путина |url=https://sobesednik.ru/obshchestvo/20201030-tak-mozhno-s-prezidentom-naval |access-date=2022-08-25 |website= |publisher=[[Собеседник]] |language=ru}}</ref>. In February 2021, during his detention, Navalny used nicknames in the Khimki city court to describe Putin, such as “toad sitting on a pipe”, “thieving bunker grandpa” and “bunker grandpa”<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listen Live - Радио Свобода |url=https://www.svoboda.org/live/audio/81/31032160 |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Радио Свобода |language=ru}}</ref>.
+[[Alexei Navalny]] repeatedly used the nickname "grandpa in his bunker" in relation to Vladimir Putin.<ref>{{cite web |last=Iljoska |first=Ilinka |date=2021-01-18 |title=VIDEO I "Putin is a grandfather hiding in a bunker": Navalny remains in custody until February 15 - Free Press |url=https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/video-i-putin-e-dedo-shto-se-krie-vo-bunker-navalni-ostanuva-vo-pritvor-do-15-fevruari |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Слободен печат |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Brian |date=4 March 2022 |title=Has Putin Lost It? |url=https://ridl.io/has-putin-lost-it |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Riddle Russia |language=en-GB}}</ref> For example, on 22 June 2020, he used this nickname in relation to Putin in his blog, where he said that the state spent almost 1 billion [[ruble]]s on the parade, not counting the costs from the [[military budget of Russia|military budget]]: "''Buy medicine for pensioners with this money… This is the last thing their thoughts are occupied with the parade. But the bunker grandpa wants a parade, he needs to show off on the podium''".<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Wesolowsky |first=Tony |date=June 26, 2020 |title=Voldemort No More? Putin Foe Navalny Makes Rare Appearance On Russian State TV |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/voldemort-no-more-putin-foe-navalny-makes-rare-appearance-on-russian-state-tv/30692535.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |language=en}}</ref> In October 2020, the politician used the nickname "bunker grandpa" by posting a screenshot on his [[Instagram]] page with a list of the most viewed videos on his [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-10-30|title=Так можно с президентом? Навальный жестко потроллил "бункерного дедушку" Владимира Путина|url=https://sobesednik.ru/obshchestvo/20201030-tak-mozhno-s-prezidentom-naval|access-date=2022-08-25|website=|publisher=[[Собеседник]]|language=ru}}</ref> In February 2021, during his detention, Navalny used nicknames in the [[Khimki]] city court to describe Putin, such as "toad sitting on a pipe", "thieving bunker grandpa" and "bunker grandpa".<ref>{{cite news|title=Listen Live - Радио Свобода|url=https://www.svoboda.org/live/audio/81/31032160|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Радио Свобода|language=ru |last1=Рыковцева |first1=Елена }}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' editor [[Robyn Dixon (journalist)|Robyn Dixon]] writes that "Navalny, a master of the [[catchphrase]], dubs Putin "grandpa in his bunker", portraying him as hypocritical and corrupt".<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Dixon |first=Robyn |date=January 29, 2021 |title=In Russia's messaging battle, the opposition lights up social media. Putin's allies plod along on state TV. |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-navalny-putin-protests/2021/01/28/0f03973e-5fe9-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html |url-status=live |access-date=2022-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129221359/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-navalny-putin-protests/2021/01/28/0f03973e-5fe9-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
-As [[Meduza]] notes, Putin is called “grandpa” not “because of his physiological age or state of health,” as [[Boris Yeltsin]] used to be, “and not only out of a desire to offend.” The “Grandfather, take your pills” meme essentially means the same as the “[[OK boomer]]” meme: values and ideas, the human mentality were formed half a century ago in a completely different world, and they do not fit the modern order, they are outdated<ref name=":0" />.
+As ''[[Meduza]]'' notes, Putin is called "grandpa" not "because of his physiological age or state of health", as [[Boris Yeltsin]] used to be, "and not only out of a desire to offend". The "Grandfather, take your pills" meme essentially means the same as the "[[OK boomer]]" meme: values and ideas, the human mentality were formed half a century ago in a completely different world, and they do not fit the modern order, they are outdated.<ref name=":0"/>
-[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|Radio Liberty]] notes that “the meme about the clumsy bunker grandpa” is born because of “the conflict between grandfathers and grandchildren,” as political scientist [[Ekaterina Schulmann|Ekaterina Shulman]] said, and this is precisely the real difference in value and style: not even between TV and [[Facebook]], but between TV and [[TikTok]]<ref>{{Cite web |title="Дед" и дети. Сергей Медведев – о новом поколении |url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/31080873.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Радио Свобода |language=ru}}</ref>.
+Historician [[Sergei Medvedev (writer)|Sergei Medvedev]] notes that "the meme about the clumsy bunker grandpa" is born because of "[[Generation gap|the conflict]] between grandfathers and grandchildren", as political scientist [[Ekaterina Schulmann|Ekaterina Shulman]] said, and this is precisely the real difference in value and style: not even between TV and [[Facebook]], but between TV and [[TikTok]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Дед" и дети. Сергей Медведев – о новом поколении|url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/31080873.html|access-date=2022-09-24|website=Радио Свобода|date=2 February 2021 |language=ru}}</ref>
+==See also==
-[[The Washington Post]] editor Robin Dixon writes that "Navalny, a master of the catchphrase, dubs Putin “grandpa in his bunker,” portraying him as hypocritical and corrupt"<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=In Russia’s messaging battle, the opposition lights up social media. Putin’s allies plod along on state TV. |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-navalny-putin-protests/2021/01/28/0f03973e-5fe9-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html |access-date=2022-09-24 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>.
+*[[Putler]]
-== See also ==
+*[[Putin khuylo!]]
+*[[Party of crooks and thieves]]
+*[[Stalin's bunker (disambiguation)]]
+==References==
-* [[Putin khuylo!]]
+{{reflist}}
-* [[Party of crooks and thieves]]
+{{Vladimir Putin}}
+{{2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine}}
+{{Russian opposition}}
-== References ==
-{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Cultural depictions of Vladimir Putin]]
 [[Category:Internet memes introduced in 2021]]
 [[Category:Neologisms]]
-[[Category:Pejorative terms]]
+[[Category:Opposition to Vladimir Putin]]
+[[Category:Nicknames of politicians]]
+[[Category:Political pejoratives for people]]
+[[Category:Internet memes introduced from Russia]]

v t e Vladimir Putin
2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008; 2012–present) 33rd Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012)
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